Wife's property is not subject to husband's debts.

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The real and personal property of a married woman, whether held by her at the time of her marriage or accrued to her thereafter, either by gift, grant, inheritance, devise, purchase or otherwise, shall not be subject to levy and sale for her husband's debts but shall be her separate property.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-203; 1952 Code Section 20-203; 1942 Code Section 8572; 1932 Code Section 8572; Civ. C. '22 Section 5537; Civ. C. '12 Section 3758; Civ. C. '02 Section 2665; G. S. 2035; R. S. 2164; 1870 (14) 325.


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